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Posted - 2011.10.30 21:07:00 -
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Kinis Deren wrote:Hmmm, yes I'm a noob, but to be honest, I feel the OP is reading far too much into current events involving CCP, the CSM, Hi Sec and the sandbox. I guess it makes for a great conspiracy theory and potential blog visits - all that is missing is the obligatory doomsday date prediction.  Isn't the whole concept of the sandbox based upon the fact that players can adjust tactics in response to the tactics of others? Game play will evolve in a similar style to a biological arms race. New players, like me, will either learn passively and suffer the consequences, or will take an active approach to learn much needed survival skills. If we accpet all this, why would the Goon's current campaign be any different to anything else the game has previously faced?
The problem is, the fundamental concept behind eve's sandbox is flawed, let me explain....
The sandbox provides a gaming environment closely akin to anarchy, there are no laws or rules (other than game mechanics) to speak of, which is what makes Eve the great game it is...
The problem is, the sandbox style of play attracts players who enjoy the playstyle, non-consentual pvp, ganking, profiting from others, pirating etc which is fine, but the problem is that the players who are attracted by the other aspects of Eve, a player driven economy, the ability to build, research and sell, to trade and profiteer through "legitimate" means, or what the PVPers call carebears are the ones who fall victim the most often.
This leave's the carebears with two options, harden the f up, or leave the gajme. In a RL situation, this sort of environment can work (to a degree) as the ones doing the work can't really escape or leave. Eve however is a purely choice driven attendance and so the carebears leave.... in droves.
Again, not a great issue right? well yes it is, because CCP relies on subs/plex to make money, pay wages, pay bills etc so it is in thier financial interest to not have players leave for other games.
And this is the conundrum for CCP IMO, do they leave the sandbox until it's just hardcore PVPers, who will be forced to build thier own ships eventually? or do they change the sandbox to try to retain that "other" type of player? |